Dive Summary:

• The Victoria Electric Cooperative in Victoria, Tex., will partner with the smart grid tech company Trilliant for the rollout of its full-scale smart project in Southeast Texas.
• Trilliant will provide its SecureMesh technology for the project after the two companies worked together through a pilot program in 2011.
• "Trilliant was an ideal partner for our installation, as the technology provides a strong foundation for the smart grid system in Victoria today, while also leaving us with a range of options for future smart grid applications,” Blaine Warzecha, general manager at the Victoria Electric Cooperative, said in a press release. 

From the press release:

Trilliant, a global smart grid communications leader in delivering solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced the full scale roll-out of a smart grid deployment with the Victoria Electric Cooperative in Victoria, Texas. Building on a successful 2011 pilot project, this deployment leverages the Trilliant Communications Platform and consists of Trilliant’s multi-tier SecureMesh® solution to deliver advanced utility services to the Texas town. The deployment will be completed by the end of 2014.

“Trilliant was an ideal partner for our installation, as the technology provides a strong foundation for the smart grid system in Victoria today, while also leaving us with a range of options for future smart grid applications,” said Blaine Warzecha, general manager at the Victoria Electric Cooperative. “We believe that Trilliant’s multi-tiered SecureMesh technology will provide us with a robust, high speed, low latency communications network.” ...